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Humanitarian Diplomacy, a Fig Leaf for Extrem Violence

09/28/2016. Interview with Michaël Neuman and Fabrice Weissman, research directors at Crash.

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The problem with aid convoys

10/03/2016. It’s time to ask some hard questions about how assistance is being delivered in Syria, and if it’s really helping that much at all.

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Alep: Humanity under fire

09/13/2016. "There can be no justification for these appalling acts of violence” Marianne Gasser, head of the ICRC in Syria.

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MSF launches Maps swipe

07/15/2016. A new app for public to help deliver medical care to most vulnerable

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Donors slow to honor Syria refugee pledge

06/15/2016. Less than a quarter of the $11 billion has been turned over and five million people are still at risk in an unstable region.

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As Ramadan ends, renewed effort needed in Syria and Iraq

07/04/2016. "Suffering in Syria and Iraq has reached 'unprecedented levels' and that many people are living in abject fear and terrifying uncertainty" - Peter Maurer -

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When disaster strikes, should China do more?

06/08/2016. Critics say its humanitarian contributions are still paltry compared to its economic and diplomatic clout.

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British humanitarian NGOs face €145m post-Brexit shortfall

05/29/2016. British NGOs received €145 million from the EU’s emergency aid department, ECHO, in 2015.

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Why more money alone won’t improve crisis response

05/18/2016. On priority reforms at the World Humanitarian Summit

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Sweating the small stuff at the World Humanitarian Summit

05/26/2016. Meetings can seem a long way removed from the day-to-day challenges facing many in the aid world.

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